A Panama City woman was arrested after accidentally texting a narcotics investigator instead of a drug dealer she was trying to contact. Octavia Wells, 41, was looking to purchase fentanyl before leaving town and mistakenly sent a text to the investigator. The investigator set up a 'sale' of fentanyl, leading Wells to a gas station where she was met by several investigators and arrested.
BAY CO., Fla. - The Bay County Sheriff’s Department warned the public to “be careful who you text,” on Monday after a Panama City woman was arrested accidentally texting a narcotics investigator instead of the drug dealer she was trying to contact.
On December 31, Octavia Wells, 41, sent a text message to someone she believed was a drug dealer. Wells was looking to purchase fentanyl before leaving town, officials said. Unknown to Wells, she had accidentally reached the phone of a narcotics investigator with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.According to the sheriff’s office, the investigator immediately began communicating with Octavia in an undercover capacity, setting up the ‘sale’ of fentanyl.
Wells went to a gas station to meet the man she thought was a dealer. Instead, she met several investigators of the BCSO Special Investigations Division. Wells was arrested and charged with Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Driving while License Suspended/Revoked with Knowledge.and receive the latest local news and weather straight to your email every morning.
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